Washington Nationals 2025 Season

THE LEAD

During the seventh inning of last night’s Cubs-Pirates game at PNC Park, a fan tumbled over the 21-foot Clemente Wall in right field (above the scoreboard) and landed on the warning track, where they lay until being carted off in an ambulance. I don’t know who was responsible for making the decision to continue the game (Pirates? Umpires? MLB office?), but that was the wrong decision, pure and simple. According to sources who saw, it looked bad enough that you don’t want to watch any video (I have not either). This is like the NFL insisting that the Bengals and Bills continue their game after Damar Hamlin almost died on the field. Hopefully the Nats are never put in such a situation.

 Washington Nationals 2025 Season

Game Recap

Last night was never really interesting after Jake Irvin dug his team a three-run hole four batters into the game following a single, a four-pitch walk, a flyout, and…a Schwarbomb in an eventual 7-2 Phillies win. The Nats cobbled together five hits, the biggest being an RBI double by Nathaniel Lowe, but just never really had the juice tonight (James Wood had a web gem too, so that was good). They will attempt to salvage the series this evening at 6:45 behind Brad Lord.

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What Backup Catcher?

About six weeks ago, my youth club volleyball team had a tournament in Germantown. They played exceptionally well that day, and all twelve players saw regular time throughout the three pool play matches and the semifinals, only losing one set. The team that met us in the final began the day with ten players and lost one to a sprained ankle in their own semi-final, and as the final progressed to our eventual straight-set win it became clearer and clearer that although they were as talented as us, they were running out of gas. I say all this because Keibert Ruiz started behind the plate yet again despite the opposing pitcher being a lefty (better for Riley Adams), his 27th start in 31 games. Davey! He. Will. Wear. Down. Enough already.

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Speed Reads

📌 Passan’s Early Takeaways (ESPN)

📌 Nats Staffer Hospitalized (The Athletic)

📌 O’s Pitching Stinks (Yahoo!)